Where does “jahe” come from?

jahe (Malay) comes from Javanese jahé, from Proto-Austronesian *laqia.

jahe (Malay): ginger

Definitions

  1. ginger

Ancestry of “jahe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesejahé—
2Proto-Austronesian*laqia—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *laqia →Every word from Javanese jahé →